Sheet manufacturing apparatus and sheet manufacturing method
US-9498896-B2 · Nov 22, 2016 · US
Sheet manufacturing apparatus
US9982391B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9982391-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514959334-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2015 |
| Priority date | Dec 12, 2014 |
| Publication date | May 29, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2018 |
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A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a defibrating unit, a forming unit, and an operation unit. The defibrating unit defibrates a raw material that contains fiber in air. The forming unit forms a sheet by using at least a part of a defibrated material after defibration by the defibrating unit. The operation unit is for operation of the sheet manufacturing apparatus. When the side where the operation unit is located is defined as the front side, the defibrating unit is located at the rear side, and the forming unit is located at the front side.
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What is claimed is: 1. A sheet manufacturing apparatus, comprising: a hopper that receives a material containing a fiber; an impeller mill that produces a flow of air, receives the material from the hopper, defibrates the material, and outputs the defibrated material; a screening unit configured to screen the defibrated material based on length of pieces of the defibrated material; a web forming unit configured to form a web from at least a part of the defibrated and screened material; a heating roller, which applies heat to the web, which contains the defibrated material, to form a sheet; and a pipe between the impeller mill and the hopper, the pipe including a sound muffling unit configured to attenuate noise produced by the impeller mill. 2. The sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the hopper is located at one end side of the apparatus and the impeller mill is located at the opposite end side of the apparatus. 3. The sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the pipe is arranged to be inclined. 4. The sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , the apparatus further comprising: an operation unit configured to operate the sheet manufacturing apparatus; wherein, when a side where the operation unit is located is defined as a front side, the impeller mill is located at a rear side, and the heating roller is located at the front side.
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Complete machines for making continuous webs of paper · CPC title
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- What does patent US9982391B2 cover?
- A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a defibrating unit, a forming unit, and an operation unit. The defibrating unit defibrates a raw material that contains fiber in air. The forming unit forms a sheet by using at least a part of a defibrated material after defibration by the defibrating unit. The operation unit is for operation of the sheet manufacturing apparatus. When the side where the …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Seiko Epson Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification D21F9/00. Mapped technology areas include Textiles & Paper.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue May 29 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 4 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).